先代
Chinese
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (先代) |
先 | 代 | |
| anagram | 代先 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiāndài
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siandài
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-tai4
- Yale: syān-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianday
- Palladius: сяньдай (sjanʹdaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
先代
- (literary) forefathers; predecessors
- (literary) antiquity; ancient times
Synonyms
- (forefathers):
- 上輩 / 上辈 (shàngbèi)
- 上輩子 / 上辈子 (shàngbèizi)
- 先人 (xiānrén)
- 先古 (xiāngǔ) (literary)
- 先君 (xiānjūn) (literary)
- 先祖 (xiānzǔ) (literary)
- 先輩 / 先辈 (xiānbèi)
- 公婆 (Hokkien)
- 公媽 / 公妈 (Puxian Min, Min Nan)
- 早勻 / 早匀 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 父祖 (fùzǔ) (literary)
- 皇考 (huángkǎo) (archaic)
- 祖上 (zǔshàng)
- 祖先 (zǔxiān)
- 祖公 (Puxian Min, Hokkien)
- 祖公媽 / 祖公妈 (Puxian Min)
- 祖宗 (zǔzōng)
- 老祖宗
- 老輩 / 老辈 (lǎobèi)
- (antiquity):
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 先 | 代 |
| せん Grade: 1 |
だい Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
先代 • (sendai)
- the previous head of a family
- the previous head of a shop or company
- the previous performer of the same name
- the previous generation
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN